Chapter 1128 It's better to be blocked
War is not a one-man duel, when the enemy is crazy, choose to retreat strategically, you can greatly deplete the enemy's accumulated strength, and find new fighters from it.
Strong dikes, which are blocked with too much water, will definitely be washed away. Qin Feng proposed that it is better to block than to be sparse, vent some out, and divide, so as to better besiege the enemy.
Qin Jun, Zhang He.
In the big tent, the envoy of the Hongwu Emperor walked in, and the holy decree in his hand was held high, and Zhang He, Gao Ran and others knelt to receive it.
Emperor Hongwu edict: Zhang Hebu established a second line of defense after the first line of defense of his own formation. Huang Zhong's troops will arrive soon and will be stationed in the second line of defense. At that time, Zhang Hebu pretended to be invincible and abandoned the first line of defense, but he wanted to hide troops in the camp of the first line of defense.
After the rest of the people broke through the first line of defense, they would definitely retreat non-stop, so as not to be caught up by the Qin army behind them. And Zhang He's troops returned to the army with one blow, plus the soldiers and horses in ambush in the camp, they were able to recapture the first line of defense.
Qin Jun, Gao Shun side.
Gao Shun and Huang Zhong also received an edict from Emperor Hongwu.
Huang Zhong led 150,000 soldiers and horses of his headquarters to move the southwest exit and stationed in the second line of defense built by Zhang He's department. The whole army of Gao Shun entered the valley basin, and when the enemy who blocked it retreated, the first line of defense must have been lost. Continue to advance at this point, converge with Qin Feng's main formation, and encircle the enemy's rear road.
Day 3, afternoon.
Kunduz Valley Basin, southwest exit.
Countless cracks appeared in the tall earthen wall built by the Qin army here, which would collapse at any time.
The shouting of killing has never stopped here. Blood. The ground has been soaked by more than a dozen millimeters. A shovel goes down, and it turns out that it is no longer loess but red clay. Densely packed with the corpses of the resting people. It has been paved with land in front of the pass.
Zhang He at the head of the city kept looking back. It was difficult to hide the anxiety between the eyebrows. He has already hidden half of his soldiers and horses, the reserves are insufficient, and the remaining troops are always in battle, and fatigue will lead to a continuous decline in combat effectiveness.
"Report ......, General, General Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses have been fully stationed in the second barracks defense line!" A scout rushed in.
Zhang He frowned, happy eyebrows.
"Report ......, General. The southern wall is about to collapse! A messenger from the general came in a panic.
"Great!" Zhang He patted the wall battlement in front of him.
The messenger was a little dumbfounded, and said in his heart that the general was dizzy, and he couldn't hold on to the city wall when it collapsed, which is still good?
Zhang He waved the sword in his hand, "Summoning all departments, after the city wall collapses, act according to the plan." No one can be chaotic in the retreat, whose soldiers and horses are in chaos, military law is engaged! ”
"Whoa!" Several of Zhang He's heralds rushed away.
The messenger returned in ecstasy. It turned out that the plan had been implemented, and the collapse of the wall had come just in time.
When Chang~, Zhang He swung a stray arrow at will. The offensive of the Sabbatarians never stopped, but mostly in a harassing nature. It was to prevent him from sending troops out of the customs to destroy the Sabbatarians who were digging holes.
The Sabbatarians kept digging holes, and there were thousands of holes in the walls for miles. Almost hole to hole, although it will take time to dig through. However, the wall structure has been damaged, and many sections are in danger of collapsing.
"The Sabbatarians must have also discovered that the wall was about to collapse. If I were the commander of the rest, I would have ordered the whole army to rest for a while. Wait for the moment of collapse. General Gao Ran, what do you say? When Zhang He turned his head, he didn't see Gao Ran, he was stunned for a moment, and then smiled.
Close the outside of the wall.
400,000 resting soldiers and horses gathered, and sparsely spread the vast ground. In the front, there are always 100,000 people lined up to prepare for battle. The rest area in the rear is very chaotic. Most of them were out of food, and the few soldiers who hid it were cautious, and if they were discovered, it would have been a bloody scramble.
Sirwanai was in front of the battle, and he hadn't closed his eyes for three days. From his point of view, the walls that had been yellow in the past had turned red. The cave with smoke at the bottom is bottomless. Ever since he had made the cave, he had stopped storming the walls. Just use a huge force to deter the Qin army in the pass, so as not to kill the soldiers who dig the hole by the enemy.
And he sent Maliksha and Tidosasin to garrison the main force of Qin Feng and the Qin army outside the northwest passage respectively. The news that came in the past few days was that the garrison was very smooth, and stubbornly repelled several attacks by the Qin army. However, Sirwanai knew that these two soldiers and horses could not hold the attack of the Qin army for a long time. The only way for the expeditionary force to survive is to break through this wall.
Break through, quickly pass the Guò Kunduz River, and you can survive.
"Report ......, Commander, the enemy's southern wall is about to collapse!"
When Sirwanai heard this, he was overjoyed and hurried over to check it out for himself. Sure enough, on the outside of this section of the city wall of more than 100 zhang, the crack with thick legs is like a spider web, and the source of the crack is the cave dug at the bottom. The walls are constantly vibrating rhythmically, giving the impression that they are about to collapse.
"The order was given, and the strikers stopped attacking. Order, the whole army is on alert, waiting for the final blow! ”
The herald went away in ecstasy.
Soon, the army of Sabbath boiled. The more than 300,000 soldiers in the rear rest area suddenly burst into sluggish spirits, put on armor and began to assemble in an orderly manner.
Sirvanai placed all his elite troops outside this section of the city wall.
As the offensive stopped, the heavens and the earth finally quieted down. Only a dull thud came from the excavated cavern. Hundreds of thousands of pairs of eyes, staring at the trembling wall.
"Wow! Not good! This section of the wall is about to collapse! ”
"It's over, it's over, the Sabbatarians are about to break through!"
"What are we going to do!" The soldiers of the Qin army stationed in this section of the city wall shouted "in panic" one after another.
Then, he really panicked and looked at the general who was in charge of this paragraph. One of the chiefs scratched his head and said, "My lord, you see that our performance is also good, when will we start?" ”
The general hesitated and said, "General Zhang He's order, you can only run when it collapses!" ”
At that moment, the ground shook beneath his feet. In the clattering sound, cracks appeared.
"Retreat!"
The soldiers of the Qin army shouted, "Scatter and flee."
Close the outside of the wall. Hundreds of thousands of pairs of blue eyes, revealing ecstasy at the same time. With so many pairs, you can already apply for Guinness World Records.
When Sirwan Ai raised the scimitar in his hand. More than 400,000 resting people behind him held their breath.
"Marshal, are you going to inform the two generals of Maliksha to retreat?" Ayup, the imperial general on the side.
Sirwanai was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that there were two more troops behind him who were responsible for blocking the attack. Now that he is about to break through the defense line of the Qin army, he will leave as soon as he slips away, and Sirwangai will never stay for a moment. "Or, let them stop the pursuing enemy!"
"Dashuai!" Ayub Rabbit Dead Fox became sad and hurriedly said, "Dashuai, they will definitely get the news." After getting the news, how could he resist the all-out attack of the Qin army. With them stepping back on their own. It's better to herald ....... ”
When Sirwanai heard it, it also made sense. If it were you, you would have retreated immediately after learning the news of the retreat of the large army. It's better to pass the order, and we will see each other again in the future. So he said, "When the wall falls, you will send someone to give orders." ”
With a loud bang, a section of the wall on the south side of the wall completely collapsed. For a time, the dust rose. The earth shakes and the mountains shake.
Silvan Ai looked at the gap, and for this day, his army paid a heavy price. At this moment, he drew his Imperial scimitar, and pointed at the gap. Having exhausted all his strength, he roared, "Assault of the whole army!" ”
The gap is life. Without any encouragement, the momentum of the Sabbator skyrocketed. More than 400,000 people. A stream of people like a big green worm was formed, rushing to the gap.
"The whole army retreats!" Zhang He only symbolically blocked it. He pretended to be defeated and retreated.
In Sirwana's view, this is quite normal. After all, he has more than 400,000 troops here, while Zhang He is only in his early 100,000s.
The Sabbatarians opened the gate of the camp behind the wall, and more Sabbatarians couldn't wait to smash the barracks fence, and countless people were like ant colonies, drowning the Qin army camp in an instant.
"Don't stay, go out of the camp and assemble, go out of the camp and assemble!" Rest in peace commanders of all levels, shouting out.
The rest of the people rushed out of the Qin army camp, looking at the dust that disappeared in the direction of the retreat of the Qin army in the distance, and the momentum that had just skyrocketed suddenly disappeared. Exhaustion filled their bodies, and the consequent thought of fleeing for their lives began to sustain them.
"Assemble, assemble! Go it alone and kill it! Many of the Sabbatarians couldn't help but flee for their lives alone, and an army must not flee for their lives in a scattered manner, and the commanders at all levels of Sabbath angrily pursued and killed the retreating soldiers and began to reorganize.
More than 400,000 people passed through the wall, and it took a lot of time.
The Sabbatarians only gathered 200,000 men on the west side of the wall, and more than 200,000 people were ready to pass the guò on the east side of the wall.
Silvan Ai can't wait, and neither can his hungry soldiers, and he must immediately lead the army through no man's land, find the town, burn and loot. "General Ayub, you gather the rear army here. The commander will lead the front army to the first step, and the commander will prepare food in front and wait for your arrival. ”
So, Sirwanai led 200,000 men away.
The scouts of the Qin army, who were hiding and watching, immediately reported the news to Zhang He.
Zhang He, who was more than ten miles to the south and gathered troops under a cliff, stroked his palms and laughed after receiving the news, "The emperor has no last resort, and the enemy has already been tricked." Command the whole army to return at full speed, retake our strongholds, and cut the enemy in two! ”
As a result, the Qin army's Zhang He Department once again took action.
When the dust that covered the sky and the sun appeared outside the southwest entrance again, the general Ayub who stayed behind was shocked. "Could it be that the handsome man has been defeated!" He didn't have time to think too much, so he immediately urged the rest soldiers who entered the camp, so he used the Qin army's camp to make a good garrison.
Soon, the 100,000-strong army led by Zhang He stopped at a stone's throw in front of the camp. Zhang He didn't immediately launch an offensive, his contemptuous eyes swept over the timid resting soldiers in the camp, "Order, blow the trumpet!" ”
Tick-tock...... the Qin army's unique rallying cry echoed in the sky.
The rest of the people were cautious, thinking that this was the charge of the Qin army.
In the sound of the trumpet, in the village, in the tent. One by one, the floor was lifted from below, and a large number of Qin troops emerged. (To be continued......)
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